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Paperback. Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals. Editor(s): Dizard, Jan E.; Muth, Robert M.; Andrews, Stephen P. Num Pages: 517 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; HBT; JFC; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718797
- ISBN
- 9780814718797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. A collection of eyewitness accounts by Cambodian survivors of Pol Pot's genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. Each witness was a child at the time of Cambodia's holocaust, and each tells of families torn apart, struggles to survive, and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. Editor(s): DePaul, Kim. Series: Southeast Asia Studies Monograph Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300078732
- ISBN
- 9780300078732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.72
€ 30.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312949
- ISBN
- 9780822312949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. This work presents the history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts. Translator(s): McGeoch, Angus. Num Pages: 192 pages, 72, 44 colour, 28 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- paperback edition of hardcover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835127
- ISBN
- 9781843835127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.74
€ 33.99
€ 32.74
Paperback. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 808 pages, 71 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1344. World Migrations in the Second Millennium. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. 808 pages, 71 maps. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight: 1344.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349013
- ISBN
- 9780822349013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
paperback. Addresses the mythical figure of Europe that is often taken to be the original site of modernity in many histories of capitalist transition in non-Western countries. This book proposes that every case of transition to capitalism is a case of translation as well and categories into the categories and self-understandings of capitalist modernity. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTQ; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130019
- ISBN
- 9780691130019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.98
€ 42.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. When they reach adulthood, children of Holocaust victims often need professional help as during their childhood, their parents unconsciously transmit to them much of their own trauma. Dina Wardi shows verbatim accounts of therapy sessions. Series: International Library of Group Psychotherapy and Group Process. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JMC; JMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415060998
- ISBN
- 9780415060998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
Paperback. Narrates the individual stories of artisans and traders of Kenyan arts and crafts as they overcome the loss of physical access to roadside market space by turning to new digital technologies to make their businesses more mobile and integrated into the global economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 b/w, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; GTC; HBJH; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292895
- ISBN
- 9780520292895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. The story of one man's struggle to achieve his dream, a fast-paced adventure & paean to the power of self-belief. In May 2010 Cdr Dilip Donde earned his place in India's maritime history by becoming the first Indian to complete a solo circumnavigation under sail. The book chronicles Dilip's progress from building the boat to completing the voyage. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 colour photos / 1 diagram. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BTP; HBTM; WSSN3; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Fernhurst Books Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909911499
- ISBN
- 9781909911499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.59
€ 13.59
Num Pages: 272 pages, over 60 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764319884
- ISBN
- 9780764319884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.29
€ 48.99
€ 32.29
Hardback. Through careful examination of the lives of East Germans in the decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this book details how a very sudden and very radical system change alters the interweaving of individual agency with institutions and social structures in shaping life-course trajectories. Editor(s): Diewald, Martin; Goedicke, Anne; Mayer, Karl Ulrich. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752084
- ISBN
- 9780804752084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Hardback. A comprehensive account of how Europeans have used violence to conquer, coerce and police in pursuit of imperialism and colonial settlement Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048071
- ISBN
- 9781849048071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. The lifeboats of Valentia have been in service since 1946, when the volunteer crew were summoned to action by the firing of maroon flares. This title includes accounts, images, and detailed records of the station. It gives a tribute to the people who have served here. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTM; JKSW3; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560. 8vo Very good copy. Kerry
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KEX0277214
- ISBN
- 9781845887070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. From Aaron to Una, this book provides a gloss on more than four hundred Irish forenames. It helps us learn that the name Art has nothing to do with Arthur; that Brendan is originally of Welsh origin and came to Ireland in a Latinised form; that Cathal is usually translated as Charles, and others. It is useful to choose your child's name. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- GILL & MAC MILLAN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717140084
- ISBN
- 9780717140084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.82
€ 8.99
€ 8.82
Paperback. Unravels a polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. This book considers Judaeo-Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus' brief ministry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952320
- ISBN
- 9780241952320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 133 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816654567
- ISBN
- 9780816654567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638867
- ISBN
- 9780691638867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.37€ 170.05
€ 183.37
€ 170.05
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTV; JPWQ; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633961
- ISBN
- 9780691633961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.45€ 133.69
€ 177.45
€ 133.69
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with seventy Jewish men and women who, as children, were placed in non-Jewish families during the Nazi occupation of Holland, this book paints a portrait of Holocaust survivors whose experiences were often diametrically opposed to the experiences of those who suffered in concentration camps. Num Pages: 406 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248106
- ISBN
- 9780520248106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. The Suffragette Movement was one of the most important political lobbying organisations in British history. This title includes the stories of famous figures of Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney and Emily Wilding Davison. It includes images that are taken from the Suffragette Fellowship Collection. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457963
- ISBN
- 9780752457963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.31
€ 30.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365036
- ISBN
- 9780755365036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Diana. Num Pages: 255 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 255
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974288
- ISBN
- 9781894974288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.79
€ 20.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. A man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. A classic example of the best narrative history Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552772105
- ISBN
- 9780552772105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Hardback. Born in Europe's shadow, haunted by the Holocaust, and inspired by the Enlightenment, Israel has changed. Where is this diverse and self-absorbed country heading today? How do its citizens see themselves, globally and historically? Israel Has Moved is a profound and sometimes unsettling account of a country that is no longer where we might think. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; HRJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073425
- ISBN
- 9780674073425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13